Game Info

Vanuatu
2 - 5 players
average 90 minutes
Challenging
Published in
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Economic Nautical
Auction/Bidding Tile Placement Action Point Allowance System Modular Board Grid Movement Variable Phase Order Worker Placement

In Vanuatu, you are a Vanuatuan who wants to prosper during the eight turns of the game. In order to prosper, you have to manage with natural resources, rare items, vatus (local currency) and tourists. To earn money or prosperity points, you may also draw on the sand*, carry tourists all over Vanuatu islands, or trade cargo with foreign countries. On each turn, the archipelago expands and you have to program your actions with five tokens. You put one or more of them on the chosen action spaces, and on your turn, you will only be able to play an action if you have the majority on its space. Thus, sometimes have to wait for other players to remove their tokens by playing their actions. If you are not in majority anywhere, you have to remove all of your tokens from an action and give up hope of playing this action. A good strategy lets you block other players; for example, they won't be able to sell fishes if they haven't caught them first – order matters! Islands and sea resources are rare, so be quick and take them first! There is no such thing as a rich Vanuatuan. When you reach ten vatus, they automatically transform into 5 prosperity points and again, you are poor. Life is hard, but you may encounter ten men to help you; on each turn you choose one of them to increase your benefits from an action. As always, being the first player lets you choose before the others. In short, Vanuatu is a strategy game of programming and majorities that features development, blocking, and a lot of interaction between players. (*) Sand Drawing in Vanuatu belongs to the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity of the UNESCO.

Overall Statistics for Fred A. Gaming Group

Total Games Played: 1
Average Players Per Game 4

Win/Loss Statistics for Fred A. Gaming Group

Badges Name   NemePoints   Total Games   Avg. NemePoints   Wins / Losses % Won  
Alexandre Simard 60  1 60.00 
1
0
100 %
Virginie R 35  1 35.00 
0
1
0 %
farchamb 26  1 26.00 
0
1
0 %
Steven P 13  1 13.00 
0
1
0 %

    Last 1 Played Games for Fred A. Gaming Group

    Date Played Result
    3/14/2014
    1st Alexandre Simard (68 game points scored)
    60 
    2nd Virginie R (54 game points scored)
    35 
    3rd farchamb (43 game points scored)
    26 
    4th Steven P (34 game points scored)
    13